It’s time for someone to write an update of Paul Hollander’s marvelously insightful and humorous (after a fashion) 1981 Political Pilgrims. For those kiddies for whom all this, and the environment in which it was written, is ancient history, may I … [Read more...] about Political Pilgrims (Cont.)*
Latin America
Weekly Briefing, September 21-27, 2014
Cuba’s Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Activities - Rachel Ehrenfeld - The recent launch of two colognes, “Ernesto” and “Hugo” (named after Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Hugo Chavez), may bring much needed foreign currency to Havana, while helping to remind … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing, September 21-27, 2014
Cuba’s Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Activities
The recent launch of two colognes, “Ernesto” and “Hugo” (named after Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Hugo Chavez), may bring much needed foreign currency to Havana, while helping to remind the world of the Castro regime's role in the making of the … [Read more...] about Cuba’s Anti-Israel, Pro-Palestinian Activities
Tunnel Wars Against the U.S. and Israel
Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are guesstimated to sneak into the United States through the Southern Border on foot or on wheels. Much less is known about the number of illegals who make their way through undiscovered tunnels dug underneath … [Read more...] about Tunnel Wars Against the U.S. and Israel
Testing, testing, testing…*
The horror of 298 innocents, oblivious to the warfare 33,000 feet below them, blown out of the sky by criminally negligent fanatics supported by Russian Vladimir Putin, forebodes greater catastrophes. The incident is a part of a worldwide scene … [Read more...] about Testing, testing, testing…*
Mexico: Mañana is Here*
Much has changed, obviously, since 1989 when I published "Mexico: chaos on our doorstep.** As so often has happened, my timing was bad. The book’s research identified a problem prematurely and the title raised hackles among some Latin American … [Read more...] about Mexico: Mañana is Here*
Weekly Review – May 11 – 17, 2014
From ACD -- South China Sea Territorial Disputes - J. Millard Burr - Thousands of workers took to the streets to demonstrate against "Chinese oil drilling in a contested area of the South China Sea.”… It is with bittersweet recall that I read and … [Read more...] about Weekly Review – May 11 – 17, 2014
Why “Benghazi”?*
Washington is notoriously a one-crisis town. And it may well be that the growing concern over Russian aggression in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s threats to other former Soviet-occupied areas in Central and Eastern Europe will soak up all the … [Read more...] about Why “Benghazi”?*
Rewriting Cuban History
Left: Maureen O'Hara, Fidel Castro, and Alec Guinness in 1959 Review of The Longest Romance, The Mainstream Media and Fidel Castro by Humberto Fontova. New York: Encounter Books, 2013. 259 p., $25.99 Humberto Fontova has written another book on … [Read more...] about Rewriting Cuban History
Trafficking Cocaine In The Name Of Allah
“Terrorism and drugs go together like rats and the bubonic plague,” stated Attorney General John Ashcroft (March 2002). “They thrive in the same conditions, support each other, and feed off each other.” The nexus of terrorist groups and … [Read more...] about Trafficking Cocaine In The Name Of Allah